Check out Topher & Lynne’s weekly Argentine Tango class and alternative Tango dance at club Motiv in downtown Santa Cruz (next to the Gap store on Pacific Ave). Like our Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/Tango2OblivionSC

 

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Swangology: “Where Swing and Tango meet in an intimate embrace”

Chris ‘Topher’ Maraffi is a Tango, Swing and Blues dancer and instructor in the Monterey Bay area. A principal developer of Swango fusion style of dance and one of the founders of the Orlando Blues dance scene, he taught Swango Blues from 2005-2008 in Florida. Until recently he taught weekly Argentine Tango and Swango classes with Lynne Caryl at the Palomar Ballroom in Santa Cruz. Currently on Mondays, Topher and Lynne host Tango2Oblivion at club Motiv in downtown Santa Cruz from 6-9:30pm. Learn classic and Nuevo Tango technique from 6-6:45pm, followed by dancing to an alternative mix of Tango favorites.

Improvised Tango demo and part of our Oblivion routine:

Improvised Tango-Swango demo at the Palomar:

 

 

Improvised Swango demo at a West Coast Swing dance:

 

 

Topher’s Swango YouTube page to watch more...

 

Preview video of Topher’s Swango Blues instructional videos now available on YouTube: